Defense Undersecretary and PVAO Administrator Ernesto Carolina with the Baguio City officials led by Acting Mayor Faustino Olowan recognize the heroism of the World War II heroes during the 74th National Victory Day celebration at the Veterans Park in Baguio City on Tuesday, September 3. (RMC- PIA CAR)

TESDA at 25. TESDA - CAR Regional Director Manuel Wong and DTI Baguio - Benguet Director Freda Gawisan leads other partners from DOLE and Baguio PESO, in a Kapihan media forum, to promote the scheduled activities for TESDA's 25th Anniversary that will be highlighted by the

World class skilled Workers. PEZA Baguio deputy Zone Administrator Allan Datahan, in his keynote message at the TESDA - CAR 25 years anniversary awards and recognition program, affirms a continuing partnership with TESDA, not only in bringing work opportunity for Tech - Voc graduates inside the special economic zone but also in skills training to ensure that Filipino workforce will be globally competitive and responsive to the manpower needs of industries/investors. (Lito Dar/PIA CAR)

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Smoke Free Baguio. City Health Officials with partners and community stakeholders strengthens convergence for the attainment of the objectives of Baguio's Comprehensive Tobacco Control Ordinance through the first Smoke Free Baguio Convention at Venus Parkview Hotel, Tuesday. (Lito Dar/PIA CAR)

Army adds team members to the community support program implementor

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STA. CRUZ, Ilocos Sur, Aug. 15 (PIA) - - Soldiers belonging to the Army’s 81st Infantry Battalion (IB) have added members to the composition of the local teams of the implementor of the community support program (CSP) through the inclusion of the policemen and the local government officers in Ilocos Sur.

Lieutenant Colonel Charles Castillo, the commander of the Army’s 81st IB, told Thursday that a total of 116 participants have finished a nine-day training on CSP program that culminated on August 2, 2019, at the Patnubay Hall in Ilocos Sur police provincial headquarters in Camp President Elpidio Quirino in Bantay town.

Out of the 116 attendees, 65 were personnel from the Philippine Army; 48 personnel from the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Ilocos Sur; and three from the cities/municipal local government operations officers (LGOO), also in Ilocos Sur.

The newly-trained army, police and local govenment officers about the skills on the implementation of the community support program to the identified conflict-affected areas in Ilocos Sur. (Courtesy photo from the 81st Battalion, Philippine Army)

“Before, the team of the CSP implementor was composed of the selected and trained soldiers from the different units of our battalion but this time, we will expand the membership of the team by involving the policemen and the LGO officers of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG),” said Castillo.

“The adding of the composition of the CSP team will strengthen the implementation of the program to the identified conflict-affected villages in the region,” he said.

He said the CSP training aims to equip the members of the teams with the necessary skills, knowledge, and attitude in the conduct of the Community Support Program.

During the training, subject matter experts from the different agencies and offices in the province were invited as guest lecturers to share their knowledge and experience in dealing with the people in the community and public relations.

“The expansion of the membership of the team on CSP program implementor is in line with the Executive Order No. 70 that institutionalize a whole of nation approach to end the local communist armed conflict,” said Castillo.

After the CSP training, he said the trained policemen and LGO officers will join the CSP team of the army for deployment to the identified conflict-affected areas in Ilocos Sur for three months.

“The CSP team members will immerse themselves to the people in the community to gather their issues and concerns, and to bring these concerns to the Regional Task Force to End the Local Communist Armed Conflict (RTF-ELCAC) for immediate response and solution,” said Castillo.

The CSP is non-traditional military activities that strengthen the collaboration of all government agencies to effectively implement all programs and projects benefitting the people at the grassroots levels. (AMB/FGL, PIA 1)

MAASIN CITY, Sept. 13 (PIA) -- More than 3,000 crown-of-thorns (COTs), specie of starfish, were seen in the waters of Malitbog town alone according to Aileen Estrera, member of the province’s Sangguniang Panlalawigan, citing a recent survey conducted by the Southern Leyte State University (SLSU).

SURIGAO CITY, Surigao del Norte, Sept. 13 (PIA) -- The institutions and individuals who displayed excellence in the performance and delivery of services for the Surigaonons received an award during the 30th Rotary Outstanding Surigaonon Awards (ROSA) ceremony held here recently.

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, Sept. 6 (PIA) -- Civil Service Commission (CSC) OIC-Regional Director Rosalinda Tanalaga-Oliva highlighted the significant changes in the Philippine Civil Service over the past century.

BAGUIO CITY, Sept. 12 (PIA) - - Ranking officials reiterated the government’s call for the active participation of all sectors of society in ensuring good governance, accountability and transparency programs and policies in bringing inclusive growth and progress to the country and to the people.

BAGUIO CITY, Sept. 13 (PIA) -- Two young professionals from this city are among the 27 youth leaders from across the country selected as Philippine Ambassadors of Goodwill for the 46th Ship for Southeast Asian and Japanese Youth Program (SSEAYP).

BAGUIO CITY, Sept. 13 (PIA) - - Accounting of water resources in the Cordillera Administrative Region(CAR) is set into motion with the Philippine Statistics Authority regional office (PSA) convening a joint meeting – workshop of the Task Force Water Resource Accounting and the Technical Working Group on Environment Statistics .

Benguet

LA TRINIDAD, Benguet, Sept. 12(PIA) -- The Department of Education – Cordillera has directed all public and private schools in the region to conduct activities to commemorate the 1986 Mount Data “Sipat” or Peace Accord every September 13.

ITOGON, Benguet, Sept. 13 (PIA) -- The municipal government of Itogon will conduct rituals to commemorate the first year anniversary of the tragic landslide that hit the province of Benguet and this town at the height of typhoon Ompong last year.

LA TRINIDAD, Benguet, Sept. 13 (PIA) - - The Provincial Rabies Control Consultative Committee gathered various stakeholders for a consultative meeting to bolster programs and activities for the prevention, control and the ultimate eradication of rabies in the province.

Mt. Province

BONTOC, Mountain Province, Aug. 31(PIA) -- Sangguniang Kabataan(SK) members in the province celebrated the Linggo ng Kabataan with various activities actively participated by out-of-school youth, in-school youth and working youth of the different municipalities in the province.

BONTOC, Mountain Province – The House of Representatives approved on first reading a proposed bill seeking for the termination of the collection of toll fees along the portion of the Benguet road, popularly known as Kennon road, from Klondykes Spring to Camp 6, repealing for the purpose Executive Order No. 34, series of 1954 as amended.

BONTOC, Mountain Province, Aug. 6(PIA) -- To raise community awareness and to inculcate health and nutrition habits for children at an early age for healthy living, the provincial government conducted Healthy Mother and Child and cooking contests in celebration of this year’s Nutrition Month.

BONTOC, Mountain Province, July 22 (PIA) -- The Provincial Livelihood Program (PLP) of the Provincial Government here continues to provide livelihood assistance to qualified individuals in the province.

LAGAWE, Ifugao, Aug. 15 (PIA) - - In line with the goal to eliminate human rabies by the year 2020, the support of Barangay Nutrition Scholars (BNS) and Barangay Health Workers (BHWs) as frontline workers in the communities is being tapped.